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Hello fellow modelers!

 

Being back to modeling for the first time after 18 years of silence, i wanted to introduce myself and say hi to everyone.

I also wanted to share with you my little experiment. For my comeback to modeling i planned to do something out of the box and keep it simple....but alas..i just couldn't keep it from escalating a bit :rolleyes: so i started foiling my little roden dc-3 with aluminium tape to see what would happen.

Since i wasn't supposed to apply decals i started weathering with oils and i quite like the result...

 

What do you say, should i proceed with decaling and graduate this little thing to the display shelf ?

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Let me know what you huys think

Cheers

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Thank you gentlemen! The aluminium tape i used was a bit thick so i was worried that the foiling would look out of scale, especially on such a tiny bird. Therefore i am planning to use the same technique on another 1/144 classic, this time using cheap kitchen foil, which is thinner...aming at a minicraft dc-4..if i can get my hands on one!

Indeed comparing the final result to a 1/72 scale is i the best compliment! I will get this back to the work bench ahead and apply decals soon

 

 

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Hi Rich, I used simple artist oil paints (i am a cheap guy :rolleyes:), mainly black with a touch of burnt amber. I locally applied a very thinned mixture, waited about half an hour and then retouched with a fine brush soaked with thinner until i got the shade i wanted. Finally i touched up with a dry q-tip ..this worked quite good on this material. On the engine nacelles i did some dry brushing with unthinned oil black first to simulate smoke.

 

I realize it's a bit overdone, but i had to experiment :wierdo:

 

 

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On 22/11/2016 at 11:40 PM, Kingoalie said:

I think it looks nice! I would find a "paint scheme" that doesn't have many markings so as to keep this bird shiny.

 

That's a good idea...i think i should scrap the decals that originally came with the kit..it's a nice TWA scheme but i will try some aftermarket product for something "cleaner"

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1 hour ago, crackerjazz said:

Super-cool results, tumezz -- and, agree, that doesn't look like 1/144 at all.

Thanks sir! To be honest, some good credit goes to the kit itself. It's really nicely moulded with good detail for a 144th... it was a good white canvas that inspired me to go further  Recommended.

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33 minutes ago, tumezz said:

 

That's a good idea...i think i should scrap the decals that originally came with the kit..it's a nice TWA scheme but i will try some aftermarket product for something "cleaner"

Check Draw Decals or Vintage Flyer Decals. I'm sure they have some DC-3 decals.

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